Red Bulls Introduce New Home Jersey for 2012 Season

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The New York Red Bulls were selling their 2011 home jerseys at discounted prices as the season came to an end, and all the supporters knew the club would be coming out with a new jersey. Sure enough the Red Bulls have offered a new home jersey for the upcoming 2012 season and I really like the design. The logo on the front is larger and the sleeves have a cleaner look. Buy one and come out to Red Bull Arena in 2012.

Rangers Defenseman Marc Staal Making Strides in His Long Road to Recovery from Concussion

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The New York Rangers’ All-Star defenseman Marc Staal in making strides in his long road to recovery from the concussion he suffered from the hit by his brother Eric on February 22, 2011. In the game between Eric’s Hurricanes and Marc’s Rangers Marc moved the puck out of the Rangers’ zone along the left wall and Eric took Marc out. Marc’s stick when flying back, he fell to the ice and has been out of the starting lineup ever since. There are four Staal brothers playing professional hockey and every time they play each other they seem to put a little more into the game. They have been playing that way ever since they were kids. I watched that game on February 22nd and felt Eric came in late and didn’t need to hit Marc that hard. The good news is that Marc has been skating on his own and has begun skating with Mike Rupp, another Ranger on the mend from knee surgery. It will be a long time before Marc is in the starting lineup alongside Dan Girardi but he feels hopeful he’ll be back this season. Ryan McDonagh has stepped up and has been terrific in Marc’s absence. I want to be at The Garden for Marc’s return this season.

Rangers Winning Streak at Four Games with 5-3 Victory Over Hurricanes Thursday

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The New York Rangers’ winning ways continued Thursday night (12/01/11) with a 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh to run their winning streak to four games. The Blueshirts are playing excellent team defense and among the NHL leaders in blocked shots. In fact as the game wound down John Mitchell took one for the team, blocking a Joni Pitkanen shot with his face that earned him seven stiches above his right eye. Marian Gaborik is on a tear, scoring a goal and adding an assist to once again lead the way for the Rangers. The Rangers tied the game 1-1 on a Ryan Callahan power play goal, his 10th of the season at 1:42 in the 1st period. Jeff Skinner gave the Hurricanes the lead with seconds remaining in the 1st period. The Rangers exploded for 3 goals in the 2nd period within a span of 5 minutes on goals by Ryan McDonagh at 8:54, Gaborik’s at 11:50 and Sean Avery’s at 13:47. Michael Sauer added a goal at 5:42 in the 3rd period to give the Rangers the 5-3 lead. Marty Biron got the start in goal for the Rangers and earned the win, stopping 28-of-31 shots on goal. The Rangers were able to stay out of the penalty box and get the entire team involved in the scoring. The team is playing very well and I hope that they continue to roll. The three stars of the game were Marian Gaborik, Jeff Skinner (Hurricanes) and Ryan McDonagh.